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UNITED Siuvrns PATENT OrFICI-j.`

SOPHIA- STEELMAN, OF SOMERSl POINT, w NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALETO WILLIAM A. BARRITT, OF SAME PLAOE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,134, datedDecember 11, 1883.

Application filed June 30, 1882. Renewed August 28, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOPHIA STEELMAN, of Somers Point, in the county ofAtlantic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing- Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which. will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which forma part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improvedwashing-machine. Fig.

2 is a detail view of the carrier attachment to the pounders.` Fig. 3 isa plan view of one of the pounders.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

This invention relates to washing-machines; and it consists in certainimprovements in the construction of the same, which will be hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim. o

2 5 In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the suds-box, which isrectangular in shape and supported upon legs B. Box A has a centralpartition, O, over which is arr'anged a cross bar or brace, D,supporting the operating mechanism, to be hereinafter described. Thecompartments EE of box A each contain a smaller box, F, supported uponlegs G, and having perforated bottom and sides, as at H. Suitablecovers, G', are provided to close the said boxes F and the compartmentsE. The cross bar or brace D supports an upright, I, to which is pivoteda lever, J, having at its ends hinged rods or staffs K, proj ectingdownward through suitable openings in the covers 40 G, and carrying attheir lower ends the pounders or dashers L, which move vertically in the'boxes F. The said pounders consist of plates or disks havingperforations M, through which water may pass on the downstroke. Thelever J is provided at one end with a handle, N, by which it may beconveniently operated.

O representsa frame, made of wire, and provided at one end with hooks l?P and at the other end with eyes Q Q. Said frame is also providedlwithtransverse cross-bars R. One 5o of these frames may be adjusted uponeach of thepounders, which are provided with eyes S and studs T, toengage the hooks and eyes P Q, as shown. When large or heavy articles ofclothing are to be Washed, they may be hung 5 5' upon the cross-bars Rof these frames, and thus be carried through the water at each' strokeof f the pounder.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, 6o

vthe operation of my invention will be readily understood. By dividingthe clothes between the two compartments, each stroke is made to tell,and time is thus saved without extra expenditure of power. v Fine andcoarse articles may thus be also conveniently separated'.

The machine is simple and inexpensive and easily operated.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States-

